I am fish

This long rainy night is finally over, and the rain finally stopped when the east was white.

There was a gleam of light in the sky, and the frightening shouts of soldiers and horses finally subsided.

The people in Runing didn't sleep all night, they all hid under the beds at home and shivered in the dark room.They didn't know what happened, they only saw figures swaying outside the window, blood splattered everywhere, the screams and the sound of wind and rain grabbed their scalps, making them dare not even blink their eyes, staring at the doors and windows, I always feel that someone will come into the house and take their lives in the next moment.

It wasn't until the sky was bright, and there was no sound of panic for a long time, that the civilians in the workshop dared to come out in groups of three or four.

Everyone thought they would see a mountain of dead bodies lying on the street, but the washed road in front of them didn't even have stagnant water.

The criss-crossing Runing roads are quiet and silent, just like every ordinary morning.Countless people stepped on it and rushed to their own ambitions, and when their ambitions were broken, blood was also sprinkled on the same land.

It has witnessed many sunrises and sunsets, life comes and goes, it knows many people's thoughts, but it never speaks.

Last night was like a past nightmare. The stunned people in Runing thought it was an illusion brought by the heavy rain at first, but when they found the toppled and broken surroundings, they realized that it was not an illusion. Some things did happen, but someone Erase it without anyone noticing.

There was no war, no rebellion, no seizure of power, and no one questioned the first female emperor in the history of Dayu.

The Haiqing River, Yan Guotai and the people are peaceful, and even the heavy rain has stopped. This is the sign of the gods blessing the emperor.

The empress will wear a dragon robe today.

Some people must die.

After killing Xie Fuchen's elite soldiers and loess warriors, Wei Lun calmly issued an order to remove all the corpses in Runing City before dawn and throw them into mass graves outside the city for burial.And clean the ground, must not leave any traces.On the other hand, Wei Lun asked his son Wei Jing'an to quickly lead the army to hunt down Xie Fuchen, wanting to see the dead and dead.

After a night of fierce fighting, Jing An, the defender, did not show any signs of depression, and quickly led his own soldiers to chase out Runing after receiving his father's order.

At this time the rain was about to stop, the sky was bright, Wei Jingan found the traces of Xie Fuchen's carriage, ran wildly along the road, and chased him back.

Xie Fuchen's groom was very cunning and kept making detours, several times Wei Jingan was about to lose him, but he was not willing to give up like this, silently praying to his elder brother to bless him, and carefully observing the traces, he finally caught Xie Fuchen's carriage.

Wei Jingan shot the carriage driver to death, and when he opened the curtain to look inside, he was still a little nervous, wondering if the cunning Xie Fuchen would have slipped away long ago, leaving an empty carriage for them to chase after.

God is still looking after the Wei family, Xie Fuchen is inside.

Wei Jing'an pulled the comatose Xie Fuchen out of the car and tied him up, carefully guarding him all the way back to the city, where he was directly charged with treason and sent to imperial prison.

The remaining members of the Xie Clan were killed and caught. If it hadn't been for Hang Lie who desperately saved Ah Xun from the city, she would have lost it.

Hang Lie failed to complete Xie Gong's commission, and failed to find and kill Wei Tingxu.Although they caught Wei Tingxu's personal servant girl and wanted to torture her to extract a confession, the servant girl resisted all the punishments and didn't speak in the end.

"It's also Alai's bad thing, otherwise Wei Tingxu might have died in our hands." Ah Xun was injured when he left the city, and his left arm was dripping with blood and his bones could be seen.Hang Lie, who was walking behind, kept turning his head vigilantly, looking around and saying:

"Girl, don't be in a hurry. Wei Tingxu's head is placed on her neck for the time being. Today's revenge will be avenged tomorrow. Now our top priority is to find a safe place to settle down and meet Xie Gong."

Ah Xun can only give up.

She was very reconciled, the demon girl who ruined her family was at hand, and could crush her if she was close to it, she never thought that she would miss the opportunity.Ah Xun asked himself, he missed this opportunity and wanted to threaten Wei Tingxu next time, I don't know how long it will be.

Standing on the mountain, she looked back at Runing City. This city of iron and gold will be occupied by villains from today onwards. If the ancestors of the Li family knew that such a rebellious daughter came out of the Li family, they would not know what would happen under the nine springs. What do you think.

When Xiao Hua and Wei Tingxu rushed back to the city, the battle was over, and many soldiers were silently dragging the dead bodies out of the city.The two of them searched everywhere for the whereabouts of Zhen Wenjun and Lingbi, but they were a little short of manpower, so they searched for a long time without any news.Wei Tingxu stood up anxiously, and personally pulled a few soldiers to ask.It wasn't until the corpse was almost cleaned up that she saw a familiar voice coming from a distance on the foggy street.

It's Zhen Wenjun.

The blood on Zhen Wenjun's body had dried up, and she held a person in her arms.

Wei Tingxu didn't have to go very far to know who was holding her in her arms, it was Lingbi, and she recognized it was Lingbi's clothes.

Zhen Wenjun, who had already lost his strength, stumbled up to Wei Tingxu, her wet messy hair stuck to her eyes, and her face was covered with mud and blood stains, making her look like a wandering lunatic.

"I'm sorry..." Zhen Wenjun persisted all the way, and finally couldn't hold on when he saw Wei Tingxu. He knelt in front of Wei Tingxu holding the already cold and stiff Ling Bi, and said, "I'm sorry..."

She buried her face in Lingbi's body and wept bitterly.

Xiaohua also came over when she heard the movement, and only when she saw Lingbi's body did she know why Wei Tingxu insisted on coming back.The girl's hunch was so accurate.

Wei Tingxu brushed away the messy hair on Lingbi's face, and saw that she seemed to be asleep, but she was a little dirty.Wei Tingxu took out the handkerchief from his waist, and carefully wiped off the stains on Lingbi's face one by one.

"Let me see her." After a long while, Wei Tingxu finally spoke, her voice was very dry, like mixed with sand and blades, which made her feel painful.

Holding Lingbi from Zhen Wenjun's arms, Lingbi didn't have any strength, Wei Tingxu almost fell down with her, but fortunately Xiaohua and Zhen Wenjun supported her back and forth.

Wei Tingxu hugged Lingbi into his arms, as if he was feeling something, and wanted to make sure that what happened before him was real.

The cold body made her sure.

Lingbi has always been shy and introverted, she would definitely run away immediately if there was any physical contact, and she didn't object after being hugged for so long, she wasn't pretending.This is real.

"It's my fault." Wei Tingxu rested Lingbi's chin on his shoulder, inserted his fingertips into her hair, and straightened his eyes, "Every time I ask you to do something dangerous, I always feel that you Is the most powerful, but I never thought that you will be injured."

Zhen Wenjun burst into tears and kept apologizing.

Wei Tingxu asked her what happened, and Zhen Wenjun cried and explained the whole story.

"Don't cry, Wenjun. It's not your fault. The murderer is Xie Fuchen, not you. Fortunately, you arrived in time to save Lingbi's last dignity."

Tears rolled down Zhen Wenjun's face, and he wanted to say a lot, but he couldn't speak in the end.

"Okay." Wei Tingxu supported Lingbi's back with one hand, stretched out his hand to Zhen Wenjun's face, and wiped away her tears, "Stop talking. Let's take Lingbi back first. Thank you for your hard work." After all this time, Lingbi can finally rest well."

When he returned to Wei's Mansion, he found that Wei's Mansion was also under attack. Fortunately, Chang Sun Wu led his people to arrive in time to fight against the enemy together with the Wei Family's trilogy to save the lives of the whole family.

Both Wei Tingxu's mother and A Ran were frightened. Before Wei Lun came back, Wei Tingxu comforted them one by one, ordered the servants to make soup, and personally thanked the elder Sun Wu.

"Zizhuo, you are welcome, this is what I should do." Changsun Wudao, "It is said that A Liao came back and brought a group of women's soldiers, which is interesting. I will pick you up after the honoring ceremony of His Majesty. Let's go and meet the women's army together!"

Wei Tingxu reluctantly chatted with him for a while, and after sending everyone away, he returned to the bedroom, Lingbi's bedroom, under the escort of Xiaohua.

"What time is it?"

"It's already time."

"Your Majesty's enthronement ceremony will be held at noon, and I'm already late. Xiao Hua, go and get my clothes ready."

"Yes!"

Xiaohua quickly went to prepare, Wei Tingxu came to Lingbi's bedroom, saw Zhen Wenjun sitting on the ground, holding Lingbi's hand reluctant to let go, still muttering something, Wei Tingxu backed out.

Zhen Wenjun combed Lingbi's hair carefully, wiped off all the blood and soil, changed into clean clothes, leaned against the bed, and Lingbi's head was next to each other, just like the two in Nanya. People are lying on the high platform in the small yard, drinking herbal tea and chatting with the wind blowing.

She pinches the hairpin that she likes most and has been wearing for many years in her hand, and slowly restores it, talking about her childhood, about her and her mother, why she was forced to become a spy, how She tried her best to come to Wei Tingxu's side.

"At first my sister asked you to follow me, obviously to keep an eye on me... At first I was afraid of you, the first time I saw you, I thought you were very cunning, you smiled like a fox, and thought you were very powerful Well, I didn’t expect you to fail to find out that I had spread the news several times. Hehe. But at that time, were you also suspicious of me? You thought my behavior was very suspicious, but you couldn’t find a clue, right?” Zhen Wenjun sniffed While talking, she thought she had forgotten many things long ago, but at this moment, many small things were surging, and the details were all remembered one by one.Packing her luggage before going out for the expedition, and telling her repeatedly, it would be the same feeling if my mother was still around.

It's a pity that sister Lingbi's hairpin can't be repaired...

"Zizhuo must be present at the enthronement ceremony."

Li Yanyi made an appointment with Wei Tingxu a long time ago.

"Seizing the country is easy but keeping it is difficult, Zi Zhuo, you and I must work together to implement the new law, quickly cut out the old concepts and quickly reform. The cornerstone of all this, the foundation for the widow to be able to secure the throne is to improve the status of women, Eliminate the concept of male superiority and inferiority from the minds of all the people of Da Yu. And you are the first female official in the history of Da Yu. You must not be weak and shrink from this matter. At the enthronement ceremony, it is up to you to read the imperial edict .”

Wei Tingxu put on the "court dress" that Li Yanyi had prepared for her early in the morning and went to the Forbidden Garden.

This court dress is still different from the official court dress of the officials in the current dynasty. It does not have any accessories or patterns representing the official rank, but it is quite scheming at first glance.Although there is no official rank, it looks like Jiuqing court clothes to anyone.

The bloody storm last night had just passed, and the Tai Chi Hall, which was once blood-stained, was grand and solemn under the bright sun at this time.All the officials knelt down, bells and drums rang together, and Li Yanyi, who had returned from worshiping the ancestors at Wangjun Mountain, entered through the main gate of the Forbidden Garden, followed by all the officials.I saw Li Yanyi wearing a gown uniform, with the sun and the moon on his shoulders and the stars on his back.A jade rod is inserted horizontally in the tall crown, and the fiery eyes shine brightly behind the shaking white jade beads.She is striding forward towards her throne, she knows that the road she is walking on now is a bloody road paved with the lives of countless people, and with every step she takes, countless corpses will be trampled under her feet.

Li Yanyi boarded the Tai Chi Hall, all the officials knelt down to worship the mountain and shouted long live, while Wei Tingxu stood aside and read out the imperial edict.

"The emperor's minister Yanyi, dare to use Xuan Mu to tell the emperor..."

Wei Ting's Xu Langlang female voice floated in the sky above the Tai Chi Hall, pressing on the heads of all the officials in the hall.She speaks every word with confidence, and at this moment, no matter what kind of doubts anyone has in their hearts, they can't speak on the spot. They can only be forced to listen to a woman announcing that a new year is coming.Li Yanyi's eyes swept down the main hall, she didn't feel tired at all after not sleeping all night, on the contrary, she was extremely excited, and there was a strong sense of unreality in her excitement.

The rush was like a dream, so many years of planning and fighting finally pushed her to this point, she finally killed all those who stood in her way, and sent all the countless enemies who stood in front of her to hell.Now she stands at the pinnacle of power and is subject to courts from all directions. She doesn't know what the late emperor thought.

The first emperor would rather appoint a court lady's son as the crown prince, but never considered Princess Huaichen, who was outstanding in everything, and even wanted to marry her to Fanbang far away.

"Mother, my daughter doesn't want to marry far away." Li Yanyi immediately went to find Empress Geng after hearing the bad news.She didn't want to leave, she already had Ah Xin, she would never marry someone else, let alone marry in a barbaric place.

Empress Geng didn't want her daughter to suffer like this, and she had no affection for Li Ju.Li Ju is just a scum of a scumbag, how can he really be allowed to sit on the throne?

After all, this is the land of the Li family, and only the blood of the orthodox Li family deserves it.

"Don't be afraid, Huai Chen, the queen mother is in charge of you. Promise the queen mother, don't mess around in front of your father, let alone say a word. The mother mother will not let you leave Runing, and as the price, you must keep a low profile. No more Let people know our mother and daughter's plans by showing your sharpness. The queen mother promises you..." Empress Geng said in Li Yanyi's ear, "The mother queen will single-handedly send you to the throne of God and become a generation of empress."

"Empress?" Li Yanyi was startled. It's not that she has never thought about this possibility, but since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for a woman to be an emperor. I thought about it, but I didn't really feel that I had this opportunity.

The queen mother's words completely opened the half-closed door in her heart.

Inside this door is what she thinks about day and night.Power, country, conquest, king's rule... These things kept stirring her heart in her childhood dreams, and she kept restraining this surge until her mother opened the door wide with her own hands, like a hungry wolf and a tiger. Ambitious burst.

She knows that she is no different from the emperors of all ages, and she can do what men can do.

Now she is finally standing on the summit of Da Yu. After Wei Tingxu finished reading the imperial edict, amidst the sound of pilgrimage from the mountains and the tsunami, Li Yanyi boarded the dragon chair and sat down firmly.

All the officials came up to express their congratulations, worshiped four times with joy, and sang praises when they stopped.After a series of praises and kneeling, Li Yanyi sent Xiaofeng to issue an edict, amnesty for the world.Wei Lun was granted the title of Grand Sima, Shang Shuling, General of the Fuguo, and Yin Xinhou, and the Grand Sima was no longer on par with the three princes, but was higher than the three princes, and commanded the world's soldiers and horses; Wei Jing'an was the servant and general of Zhenyuan , official residence and third grade; Changsun Yao is Sikong, Yushi Zhongcheng, Hushi General, named Huaijiang Marquis... Many loyal ministers who have sacrificed their lives for Li Yanyi have been awarded and rewarded, especially the Wei family and the Changsun family.

The canonized book was read out by Huangmen Shilang, and Wei Tingxu was not mentioned at the end of the reading.

"The widow hopes that you, Zi Zhuo, will be the first female official in the history of Da Yu, but this matter should not be rushed, otherwise it may cause a shock to the central. The widow wants to select you to the central center in a legitimate way when the new officials are selected next year. Zi Zhuo , you will be wronged for a while."

Li Yanyi's words were still in her ears, and Wei Tingxu was not in a hurry. She stood on the high platform, listening to the servant of Huangmen announce the change of Yuan to "Zhaowu", and sighed in her heart.

It's a pity that those who have died cannot see the coming of the era of "Zhaowu", which is so ancient and brilliant.

The hairpin couldn't be repaired no matter what, Zhen Wenjun changed from being upset at the beginning to despair, and finally had to give up.

No matter how precious something is lost, it is lost, just like a person who has passed away and cannot come back.

Zhen Wenjun stayed by Lingbi's side all day and night, accompanied by the sound of bells and drums covering the whole Runing, she talked a lot to Lingbi.

"I'm a secret agent, an incompetent spy. If it is said that everything that sneaked into Wei's house to inquire about information was forced, would you believe me? During the days when I was with you, my feelings for you have always been true. I like every day when I am with you. Since I left my mother, the people who have treated me the best are you and my sister. If possible, I will exchange my life for your safety." Zhen Wenjun held Lingbi's cold hand , trying to cover the heat again.

Wei Tingxu separated them.

"I'm going to send Lingbi away." Wei Tingxu said, "The weather is hot, I'm afraid it will smell bad after leaving it for too long. You don't want Lingbi to leave in an unseemly way in the end."

She returned to the secluded little house with the smell of a noisy national feast, a little out of place.But no matter where she came back from, she could always hit the nail on the head.

Wei Tingxu has always been an extremely rational and realistic person.

Reluctantly letting go of Lingbi's hand, seeing Lingbi in a strange coffin, Zhen Wenjun has been holding back tears.Grandma once said that when a person dies, there is still a soul left in the sky, which can hear the surrounding voices.If relatives and friends cry too miserably, they cannot leave with peace of mind.Zhen Wenjun didn't want to make Lingbi feel uneasy, but he couldn't hold back the unbearable tears anyway.

"Cry." Wei Tingxu knew what she was thinking, "but you have to remember why you cried today. Only those who have cried bitterly will become stronger."

When she heard the news of her mother's death, she felt the pain of cutting her heart, and Lingbi's departure made her understand that no matter how reluctant she was, she could only let it go.

She originally wanted to bury the wristband left by Lingbi with Lingbi, but after thinking about it, she still kept it.

If it also disappears, where to look for traces of Lingbi's life in this world after many years.

She wants to walk forward together wearing an iron wristband, walking under a sunny day, traveling all over the mountains, rivers and lakes, becoming Lingbi's eyes, and seeing the bigger world for her.

Lingbi left, but more things were waiting for them ahead.

Li Yanyi summoned Wei Lun and others to the Tai Chi Hall to discuss matters before he had just taken the throne.It is said that just after the war, the people's livelihood is dying, the loess rebels are still making trouble in the country, and the remnants of barbarians are also watching the border. However, after the successive wars of Dayu, the treasury is empty and there is no soldier to use. The most urgent thing right now is to develop farming. restore the economy.

Li Yanyi has never been educated by the prince since she was a child, and she has no princes and grand masters to surround her. Everything is taught by Zuo Xu and she extracts strategies for governing the country from various ancient books and classics.

There was a time when she liked to do two things the most. One was to go to and from various talks and listen to the discussions of everyone in the talks. Before the age of 16, I was quite addicted to listening, and every time I would forget to sleep and eat.But since the flood of Furong powder, the scholar-bureaucrats who smoked Furong powder became more and more dissatisfied, and Li Yanyi became more and more disgusted by the many bizarre things in the chat.There were fewer and fewer saints, and more and more people pretending to be saints, but the ostentation continued unabated. After that, Li Yanyi stopped going and held gatherings by himself.

Gathering is another thing she loves to do.She and Ah Xin also met at the Gathering, that's another story.

She invited many veritable contemporary famous Confucian scholars to participate in the elegant gathering. Besides celebrities, there are also many famous talented women.Every Gathering has a theme, either splashing ink or reciting poems, discussing the political gains and losses of the previous dynasty and financial trends are her favorite themes.During the Gathering, she attracted many famous people, which laid a stable foundation for her ascending to the throne.

It's just that the strategy of governing the country is easy to talk about, but it will encounter many resistances that are unimaginable in fantasy.

Li Yanyi discussed with the ministers until late at night before returning to Huaichen Mansion.The new bedroom in the Forbidden Garden has not been completed yet, Li Yanyi does not want to live in Li Ju's old residence, and would rather continue to live in the Huaichen Mansion until the construction is completed before moving there.

She had already slept in the carriage, and when she returned to the mansion with a whole body of fatigue, she saw Ah Xin standing in the courtyard with her head up, not knowing what she was looking at.

"Why are you up?" Li Yanyi stepped forward immediately, "You are so injured that you should stay in bed, how can you get up and have a shower? Follow me back quickly."

Li Yanyi supported her shoulders, seeing Ah Xin lowered her head and shook her head, she didn't speak, but Li Yanyi knew what she wanted to say.

"Xie Fuchen has been imprisoned. Except for those who escaped, the Xie family will take all of them into custody, and they will be executed at another time."

The corner of Ah Xin's mouth twitched, and she knelt down:

"Xie's Ah Xin is willing to go to the crime with the family lord, please Your Majesty to do so."

"What if I'm not perfect?"

"Then Ah Xin can only kill herself."

Li Yanyi sighed: "You and I both know that this day will come eventually, but I am the winner today, otherwise, Xie Fuchen will treat me the same way, and the Sun family, the Lin family, and the Zuo family of Wei's family are the same. Ah Xin, I say However, I will keep you and not allow anyone to give advice on our affairs. I will even seal you as queen and share thousands of miles with me."

Ah Xin still said the same thing: "Your Majesty, please help me."

Li Yanyi bit her cheeks tightly, and repeated again: "I don't allow it! Come on! Let Ah Xin go back! Take strict care!"

"Yes!" The guard who had been standing by the side stepped forward to pull Ah Xin up, Li Yanyi said angrily, "Who told you to touch her!"

The guards looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

"Your Majesty, don't embarrass them. There is nothing wrong with them being loyal to you. Your Majesty just wants to imprison me." She raised her arms and joined together, "Just tie me up. Or should Your Majesty let me Do it yourself?"

Li Yan felt that Ah Xin was like this, he felt sullen in his chest, the exhaustion of many days came together, he felt dizzy, and then passed out.